BIOLOGY 481: Senior Biology Seminar
Electronic Books
The Library provides access to over 125,000 electronic books through two databases, called ebrary and eBook Collection.
Most of the books are indexed in Primo (the Library's catalog), but you can also search the databases directly, which allows you to search the full-text within the books.
To view a book off-campus, you'll be prompted to log in using your Husky ID.
Online biographical resources
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Biographical MemoirsFrom the National Academy of Sciences, Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs provide the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members.
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JSTORJSTOR, a collection of 2400+ full text journals, many which date back to the 19th century, can be a source for biographical information, including obituaries.
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New York Times Article ArchiveUse to identify citation for obituary in NYT. To get full-text, request the article citation through document delivery/interlibrary loan or view it on Library on microfilm.
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America's Historical NewspapersFull text access to digitized collections of thousands of American newspapers dating from 1690-1917 and from all 50 states.
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Chronicling America: Historic American NewspapersThis free site from the Library of Congress allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1789 - 1925 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690 - present.
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Washington Post (1877 - 2001)Historical Newspaper from 1877 to 2000 offering full page and article images with searchable full-text.
Print biographical resources
Biography and History
| Reference call number | Title | Years |
| CT100.C8 | Current Biography | 1940-2015 |
| CT213.A68 1999 | American National Biography | |
| D410.F3 | Facts on File World News Digest | 1941-2003 |
| E174.5.C3 1993 | Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates | |
| E174.5.E52 | Encyclopedia of American History | |
| E176.W642 | Who’s Who in America | 1986-2016 |
Sciences
| Reference call number | Title |
| Q141.B5285 2000 | The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science |
| Q141.D5 | Dictionary of Scientific Biography |
| QH26.B54 1984 | Biologists: the Biographical Dictionary of Scientists |
| QH26.N68 1996 | Notable Women in the Life Sciences |
| QH302.5.E54 2002 | Encyclopedia of Life Sciences |
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